This is the transcription of "Blue Eyes" (featured in Garden State, on Scrubs, and numerous other places) that Cary Brothers sent me via e-mail in 2004 when the song was relatively new. I e-mailed him on the site, hoping someone might get back to me with where I could find the tab. Little did I know that Cary himself would write me back and tab it out personally!
Standard tuning, no capo. I pasted exactly what he sent me, but I should clarify that "E/B" (from my interpretation) is not a chord - it's denoting this main riff:
E (strum) C#m B
E--0------------4-----2-----
B--0------------5-----4-----
G--1------------6-----4-----
D--2------------6-----4-----
A--2---/9-7-2---4-----2-----
E--0------------x-----------
The riff sounds sweet and is easy to get used to with a little practice. Good luck!
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BLUE EYES CHORDS
INTRO/MAIN RIFF:
E, then hammer on from E note (5 th string, 7th fret) to F# note (5th string, 9th fret) and back to the E note, all without muting the open E up top (6 th string), then back to chords – B C#m B (x2) – this is played through verses and Choruses
E/B-C#m/B (x4)
wish enough, wise man'll tell you a lie
window broke, torn up screens
who'd have thought that you'd dream
of a single tragic scene
PRE-Chorus:
A C#m
i just wanna sing a song with you
A B
i just want to take it off of you
Chorus
E/B-C#m/B (x4)
cause blue eyes
you are all that i need
cause blue eyes
you're the sweet to my mean
E/B-C#m/B (x4)
fess it up, dot on the palm of your hand
i can help you to stand
saved it for this dance
tell me all the things you can
A/C#m/A/B
i just wanna sing a song with you
i just wanna be the one that's true
E/B-C#m/B (x4)
cause blue eyes
you’re the secret I keep
cause blue eyes
F#m A
all the lights on and you are alive
E B
but you can't point the way to your heart
F#m A
so sublime, when the stars are aligned
E
but you don't know
C#m B
you don't know the greatness you are
E/B-C#m/B (x4)
cause blue eyes
you are destiny's scene
cause blue eyes
i just wanna be the one
A C#m A B
i just wanna sing a song with you
i just wanna get it on with you
E/B-C#m/B (and repeat)
cause blue eyes
you’re the secret I keep
cause blue eyes
i just wanna sing a song with you
i just wanna sing a song with you
i just wanna sing a song with you...